Hi, I'm Aurelia

I draw the illustrations you'll find scattered through Osteoxfit's articles: the linework studies of the female body that sit alongside the writing. I figured this page should exist so you can put a little more of a person behind them, and so I can explain, in my own words, what I'm actually drawn to and why.

What I keep coming back to is the female form. Not as something to look at, but as something to understand. The curve of a spine, the architecture of a pelvis, the quiet strength held across a pair of shoulders: these are the things I find genuinely beautiful. There's an honesty in anatomy that tends to get lost in how women's bodies are usually shown to us, posed and polished into something to be consumed rather than appreciated.

So that's what I try to do with each piece. I start with the same question every time: what is this body actually doing, and how do I draw that in a way that feels warm rather than clinical? I want the line to feel like it's tracing something real beneath the surface, the systems that hold us up, move us, recover, and carry us through everything from a long week at a desk to childbirth and back again.

I make this work for Osteoxfit because it feels like the right place for it: a practice built around actually understanding women's bodies, not just patching up whatever hurts that week. If you look at one of my pieces and find yourself seeing your own body a little differently, with a bit more curiosity and a bit more kindness toward it, then it's done exactly what I wanted it to do.

Below is a small selection of what I've made so far. Have a look around, and if any of it speaks to you, you'll find it sitting alongside the article it was made for.